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13 hours ago

Wheelchair curler Steve Emt's path from drunk driver to three-time Paralympian

Steve Emt and Laura Dwyer represent Team USA in wheelchair curling's first-ever mixed doubles event, advancing to the bronze medal match after three consecutive round-robin wins.
Skiing
fromwww.theguardian.com
14 hours ago

Oksana Masters roars to Paralympic redemption at Milano Cortina with 11th gold medal

Oksana Masters won her 11th Paralympic gold medal in women's sprint sitting Para cross-country skiing, achieving redemption after finishing second in the same event four years ago.
Skiing
fromwww.theguardian.com
15 hours ago

Neil Simpson wins first Great Britain medal at Winter Paralympics with skiing silver

Neil Simpson won Great Britain's first Winter Paralympics medal, claiming silver in men's visually impaired alpine combined after a strong slalom performance.
Skiing
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Tears and drama amid snowboard cross chaos at Winter Paralympics

Snowboard cross at the Winter Paralympics combines high technical skill with speed generation, creating dangerous conditions for athletes with physical disabilities, resulting in multiple crashes during finals.
Medicine
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3 days ago

A neuroscientist heads to the Winter Paralympics

Sydney Peterson, a cross-country skier with dystonia, competes in the 2026 Winter Paralympics while pursuing a Ph.D. in neuroscience studying movement disorders.
Skiing
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Flag can fly' as Russia wins first Winter Paralympic medals since 2014

Russia won its first Winter Paralympic medals since 2014, with Voronchikhina and Bugaev claiming bronze in downhill standing events at Cortina, ending a 12-year absence from the international medal table.
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Skiing
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Winter Paralympics 2026: latest medal table for Milano Cortina

Milan Cortina hosts the Winter Paralympics across northern Italy from March 6-15, featuring 665 athletes competing in 79 medal events across six sports, including a new wheelchair curling mixed doubles event.
Skiing
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Winter Paralympics results from Milano Cortina 2026

Milan Cortina hosts the Winter Paralympics across northern Italy from March 6-15, 2026, featuring 665 athletes competing in 79 medal events across six sports with wheelchair curling mixed doubles as a new event.
Skiing
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Winter Paralympics 2026: latest medal table for Milano Cortina

Milan Cortina hosts the Winter Paralympics across northern Italy from March 6-15, featuring 665 athletes competing in 79 medal events across six sports, including a new wheelchair curling mixed doubles event.
Skiing
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Winter Paralympics results from Milano Cortina 2026

Milan Cortina hosts the Winter Paralympics across northern Italy from March 6-15, 2026, featuring 665 athletes competing in 79 medal events across six sports with wheelchair curling mixed doubles as a new event.
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Skiing
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Russian flag met largely by silence at opening ceremony of Winter Paralympics

Russian athletes competed at an international sporting event for the first time since Ukraine's invasion, receiving muted reception at the Winter Paralympic Games opening ceremony in Verona.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 days ago

A guide to the six sports at the Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics

With more than 600 Para athletes and 79 sets of medals to be awarded, Milan Cortina will feature a record number of athletes and medals. They will compete across six sports: Para alpine skiing, Para biathlon, Para cross-country skiing, Para ice hockey, Para snowboard and wheelchair curling.
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Skiing
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Winter Paralympic Games: everything you need to know about Milano Cortina 2026

The 14th Winter Paralympics will feature over 600 athletes from 56 countries competing in 79 medal events across six sports, with five nations competing for the first time and mixed doubles wheelchair curling as a new event.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 days ago

Paralympians try to focus on Milan Cortina Games amid tensions over Iran war, return of Russian flag

Athletes at the Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics are focusing on competition while navigating geopolitical tensions, travel disruptions, and debates over Russian participation at the 50th anniversary Games.
Skiing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Winter Paralympics 2026: who are Australia's top medal contenders? | Kieran Pender

Australia's 12 para-athletes compete at Milano Cortina Paralympics with medal hopefuls including Amanda Reid, Australia's first Indigenous Winter Paralympian, and Lauren Parker, a summer-to-winter convert with multiple gold medals.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Curling stones stolen from Cortina venue before start of Winter Paralympics

Unfortunately there has been a situation where two stones were stolen from the venue, a World Curling spokesperson said to the Press Association. The local authorities are currently investigating. The stones were also used in the Olympic mixed doubles tournament.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 days ago

Winter Paralympics 50th anniversary: Chinese dominance expected amid boycotts over Russian flag

The 2024 Winter Paralympics in Milan Cortina celebrates its 50th anniversary with 660 athletes competing across six sports, while China seeks to extend its Paralympic dominance and multiple nations boycott the opening ceremony over Russia's return to competition with its flag and anthem.
Skiing
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Figure skaters with disabilities seek a place in the Paralympic spotlight

Stef Reid, a Paralympic track and field medalist, is pioneering figure skating for athletes with disabilities, challenging traditional perceptions of who can participate in the sport.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Ukraine sports minister slams Russia's Winter Paralympics entry as deeply outrageous'

Ukraine's sports minister condemns allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under national flags at the Winter Paralympics, calling it propaganda and normalization of war.
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